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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-5
pubmed:abstractText
Expression of adrenomedullin, discovered as a vasodilatory peptide, is markedly up-regulated under pathological conditions such as tissue ischemia and inflammation, which are associated with neovascularization. Here, we tested the hypothesis that overly expressed adrenomedullin may augment collateral flow to ischemic tissues. We induced hindlimb ischemia in wild-type mice and injected a naked plasmid expressing human adrenomedullin or an empty vector into the ischemic muscle, followed by in vivo electroporation. Adrenomedullin markedly enhanced blood flow recovery as determined by Laser Doppler imaging. The mice treated with an empty vector suffered frequent autoamputation of the ischemic toe, which was completely prevented by adrenomedullin. Anti-CD31 immunostaining revealed that adrenomedullin significantly increased capillary density. The angiogenic effect of adrenomedullin was abrogated in endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-deficient mice. These results indicate that adrenomedullin may promote collateral growth in response to ischemia through activation of eNOS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
306
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Acute Disease, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Adrenomedullin, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Collateral Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Gene Transfer Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Mice, Inbred C3H, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Neovascularization, Physiologic, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Nitric Oxide Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12788059-Vasodilation
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Adrenomedullin augments collateral development in response to acute ischemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8655, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't